The Class C56 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima and operated by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) from 1935 to 1939, and later by its post-war successor Japanese National Railways (JNR).

The JNR Class C56 is a 2-6-0 Mogul-type steam locomotive operated by the Japanese National Railways from 1935 to 1974. The C56 was designed as a small and compact locomotive for use on small and quiet branch lines.

The Class C56 was a 2-6-0 Mogul-type steam locomotive built for the JNR from 1935 to 1939. The C56 was designed as a small and compact locomotive for use on small and quiet branch lines. A total of 165 locomotives were produced, including four for the Sakhalin Railwa.

One of the physical characteristics of this locomotive is the convex notch on the tender which provides visibility when operating in the opposite direction. During the Pacific War, 90 of them were offered to the military and used in Southeast Asia in Thailand and Myanmar. After the war, 2 of them returned from Thailand.

The Class C56 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive developed by the Ministry of Railways (Japanese Government Railways). It was developed as a small and light locomotive for rural lines, but it was also capable of hauling a long-distance train. 160 were introduced to JGR network, four to South Sakhalin and one to Yubetsu Railway in Hokkaido ...

c56类是由日本政府铁路公司（jgr）从1935年到1939年建造的2-6-0蒸汽机车，后来由日本国家铁路公司（jnr）运营。 他们被编号为C56 1-C56 164，从1935年到1939年，总共建造了164个机车，编号为C56 1-C56 90和C...

太平洋戰爭爆發前，日本陸軍徵調90輛c56型蒸汽機車（車號：c56 1～c56 90），將軌距由1067毫米改造為1000毫米後送往泰國，多數機車部屬於泰緬鐵路。 戰後殘存的這些機車中，有46輛機車被 泰國國家鐵路局 編為700型，12輛機車被緬甸鐵路編為C型。

The Class C56 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) from 1935 to 1939, and later operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR).

2023年7月3日 · There are known as either "Shigoroku", "Shigoro" ("C56" in Japanese) and "Pony of the Plateau" among rail enthusiasts, especially in their native Japan. Included in this base is the option for two patterns of deflectors, knuckle couplings for Japanese versions and extra parts to create the C56s used in Thailand.

In the Summer 2010 issue of the Continental Railway Journal (No.162), there is a very interesting article about the JNR C56 class 2-6-0s and the Thai-Burma "Death Railway". The author David Dixon gives the historical background to their design …